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Planetarium Sheet Michigan State University
Talbert and Leota Abrams Planetarium

USA , MICHIGAN , EAST LANSING

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Type: School
Opened in 1964

Address: 755 Science Road - East Lansing, MI 48824
Country: USA
Email: abrams@msu.edu
Phone: +1 517-355 4676

Website: https://www.abramsplanetarium.org/

Team
Shannon Schmoll (director), Shane Horvatin, John French

143 seats

Dome of 15.2m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7
Software: Digistar 7
Cove light: ChromaCove Led
Dome: Astro-Tec, 53%

Facilities
Observatory dome on the roof: (at 2.24 km SSW)
Gift Shop Yes
Other planetarium: Digistar Lite

Operation
Staff: 3 people

History
- 1964: Spitz ISTP
- 1993: Digistar
- 1999: Digistar II
- 2009: dome
- 2014: Digistar 5
- Summer 2017: Digistar 6
- October 2018: GLPA meeting
- 2023: Digistar 7

Last major evolution: 2014: Digital

Comments

Latitude: 42°43'32" N - Longitude: 84°28'33" W - Altitude: 262m
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